GVD Collaboration, A. D. Avrorin, A. V. Avrorin, V. M. Aynutdinov, R. Bannash, I. A Belolaptikov, V. B. Brudanin, N. M. Budnev, G. V. Domogatsky, A. A. Doroshen… 展开作者
GVD Collaboration, A. D. Avrorin, A. V. Avrorin, V. M. Aynutdinov, R. Bannash, I. A Belolaptikov, V. B. Brudanin, N. M. Budnev, G. V. Domogatsky, A. A. Doroshenko, R. Dvornicky, A. N. Dyachok, Zh. -A. M. Dzhilkibaev, L. Fajth, S. V Fialkovsky, A. R. Gafarov, K. V. Golubkov, N. S. Gorshkov, T. I. Gress, R. Ivanov, K. G. Kebkal, O. G. Kebkal, E. V. Khramov, M. M. Kolbin, K. V. Konischev, A. V. Korobchenko, A. P. Koshechkin, A. V. Kozhin, M. V. Kruglov, M. K. Kryukov, V. F. Kulepov, M. B. Milenin, R. A. Mirgazov, V. Nazari, A. I. Panfilov, D. P. Petukhov, E. N. Pliskovsky, M. I. Rozanov, E. V. Rjabov, V. D. Rushay, G. B. Safronov, B. A. Shaybonov, M. D. Shelepov, F. Simkovic, A. V. Skurikhin, A. G. Solovjev, M. N. Sorokovikov, I. Stekl, O. V. Suvorova, E. O. Sushenok, V. A. Tabolenko, B. A. Tarashansky, S. A. Yakovlev
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Contribution from the Baikal-GVD Collaboration presented at the 36th International Cosmic Ray Conference, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, 24 July - 1 August 2019. Proceeding: PoS-ICRC2019-1012
A cubic kilometer scale neutrino telescope Baikal-GVD is currently under construction in Lake Baikal. Baikal-GVD is designed to detect Cerenkov radiation from products of astrophysical neutrino interactions with Baikal water by a lattice of photodetectors submerged between the depths of 1275 and 730 m. The detector components are mounted on flexible strings and can drift from their initial positions upwards to tens of meters. This introduces positioning uncertainty which translates into a timing error for Cerenkov signal registration. A spatial positioning system has been developed to resolve this issue. In this contribution, we present the status of this system, results of acoustic measurements and an estimate of positioning error for an individual component.
Muon Track Reconstruction Procedures at the Baikal-GVD Neutrino Telescope
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research（苏联联合核研究所）；Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences（俄罗斯科学院核物理研究所）；Comenius University（布拉迪斯拉发康斯坦丁神父大学）；Czech Technical University, Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics（捷克理工大学实验与应用物理研究所）；Irkutsk State University（伊尔库茨克国立大学）；Skobeltsyn Research Institute of Nuclear Physics, Moscow State University（莫斯科国立大学斯科别尔钦核物理研究所）；Institute of Nuclear Physics ME RK（哈萨克斯坦共和国教育部核物理研究所）
Baikal-GVD is a km$^3$-scale neutrino telescope being constructed in Lake Baikal. Muon and partially tau (anti)neutrino interactions near the detector through the W$^{\pm}$-boson exchange are accompanied by muon tracks. Reconstructed direction of the track is arguably the most precise probe of the neutrino direction attainable in Cerenkov neutrino telescopes. Muon reconstruction techniques adopted by Baikal-GVD are discussed in the present report. Performance of the muon reconstruction is studied using realistic Monte Carlo simulation of the detector. The algorithms are applied to real data fr…
The Baikal Gigaton Volume Detector (Baikal-GVD) is a km$^3$-scale neutrino detector currently under construction in Lake Baikal, Russia. The detector currently consists of 2304 optical modules arranged on 64 vertical strings. Further extension of the array is planned for March 2022. The data from the partially complete array have been analyzed using a $χ^2$-based track reconstruction algorithm. After suppression of the downward-going atmospheric muon background, a flux of upward-going neutrino events is observed, dominated by the atmospheric neutrinos. The observed flux is in good agreement wi…
Towards Baikal-Top: Feasibility study of an onshore detector system for the joint registration of EAS with Baikal-GVD
Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS（布杰尔核物理研究所）；Novosibirsk State University（新西伯利亚国立大学）；Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences（俄罗斯科学院核物理研究所）
The measurement of the individual charged particles especially muons in an extended air shower (EAS) resulting from primary cosmic rays provides important distinguishing parameters to identify the chemical composition of the cosmic primary particles. For Neutrino Telescope experiments like Baikal-GVD, the estimation of underwater muon flux is of importance to study atmospheric muons. In this paper, a GEANT4-based simulation is presented to estimate the atmospheric muon flux underwater taking Baikal-GVD as an example. The location of the Baikal-GVD experiment at Lake Baikal provides a unique op…
Baikal-GVD is a next generation, kilometer-scale neutrino telescope currently under construction in Lake Baikal. GVD is formed by multi-megaton sub-arrays (clusters) and is designed for the detection of astrophysical neutrino fluxes at energies from a few TeV up to 100 PeV. The design of the Baikal-GVD allows one to search for astrophysical neutrinos with flux values measured by IceCube already at early phases of the array construction. We present here preliminary results of the search for high-energy neutrinos via the cascade mode with the Baikal-GVD neutrino telescope.
The Prototyping phase of the BAIKAL-GVD project has been started in April 2011 with the deployment of a three string engineering array which comprises all basic elements and systems of the Gigaton Volume Detector (GVD) in Lake Baikal. In April 2012 the version of engineering array which comprises the first full-scale string of the GVD demonstration cluster has been deployed and operated during 2012. The first stage of the GVD demonstration cluster which consists of three strings is deployed in April 2013. We review the Prototyping phase of the BAIKAL-GVD project and describe the configuration …
Baikal-GVD is a neutrino telescope currently under construction in Lake Baikal. GVD is formed by multi-meganton subarrays (clusters). The design of Baikal-GVD allows one to search for astrophysical neutrinos already at early phases of the array construction. We present here preliminary results of a search for high-energy neutrinos with GVD in 2019-2020.
Rejecting noise in Baikal-GVD data with neural networks
Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences（俄罗斯科学院核研究所）；Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology（莫斯科物理技术学院）；Novosibirsk State University（新西伯利亚国立大学）；Joint Institute for Nuclear Research（联合核研究所）
Baikal-GVD is a kilometer scale neutrino telescope currently under construction in Lake Baikal. Due to water currents in Lake Baikal, individual photomultiplier housings are mobile and can drift away from their initial position. In order to accurately determine the coordinates of the photomultipliers, the telescope is equipped with an acoustic positioning system. The system consists of a network of acoustic modems, installed along the telescope strings and uses acoustic trilateration to determine the coordinates of individual modems. This contribution discusses the current state of the positio…
The Baikal-GVD is a neutrino telescope under construction in Lake Baikal. The main goal of the Baikal-GVD is to observe neutrinos via detecting the Cherenkov radiation of the secondary charged particles originating in the interactions of neutrinos. In 2021, the installation works concluded with 2304 optical modules installed in the lake resulting in effective volume approximately 0.4 km$^{3}$. In this paper, the first steps in the development of double cascade reconstruction techniques are presented.
Baikal-GVD is a next generation, kilometer-scale neutrino telescope under construction in Lake Baikal. It is designed to detect astrophysical neutrino fluxes at energies from a few TeV up to 100 PeV. GVD is formed by multi-megaton subarrays (clusters). The array construction started in 2015 by deployment of a reduced-size demonstration cluster named "Dubna". The first cluster in its baseline configuration was deployed in 2016, the second in 2017 and the third in 2018. The full scale GVD will be an array of ~10000 light sensors with an instrumented volume of about 2 cubic km. The first phase (G…
The Baikal-GVD (Gigaton Volume Detector) is a km$^{3}$- scale neutrino telescope located in Lake Baikal. Currently (year 2021) the Baikal-GVD is composed of 2304 optical modules divided to 8 independent detection units, called clusters. Specific neutrino interactions can cause Cherenkov light topology, referred to as a cascade. However, cascade-like events originate from discrete stochastic energy losses along muon tracks. These cascades produce the most abundant background in searching for high-energy neutrino cascade events. Several methods have been developed, optimized, and tested to suppr…
The Baikal Gigaton Volume Detector (Baikal-GVD) is a km$^3$-scale neutrino detector currently under construction in Lake Baikal, Russia. The detector consists of several thousand optical sensors arranged on vertical strings, with 36 sensors per string. The strings are grouped into clusters of 8 strings each. Each cluster can operate as a stand-alone neutrino detector. The detector layout is optimized for the measurement of astrophysical neutrinos with energies of $\sim$ 100 TeV and above. Events resulting from charged current interactions of muon (anti-)neutrinos will have a track-like topolog…
The first stage of the construction of the deep underwater neutrino telescope Baikal-GVD is planned to be completed in 2024. The second stage of the detector deployment is planned to be carried out using a data acquisition system based on fibre optic technologies, which will allow for increased data throughput and more flexible trigger conditions. A dedicated test facility has been built and deployed at the Baikal-GVD site to test the new technological solutions. We present the principles of operation and results of tests of the new data acquisition system.
The quality of the incoming experimental data has a significant importance for both analysis and running the experiment. The main point of the Baikal-GVD DQM system is to monitor the status of the detector and obtained data on the run-by-run based analysis. It should be fast enough to be able to provide analysis results to detector shifter and for participation in the global multi-messaging system.
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research（联合核研究所）；Institute for Nuclear Research, Russian Academy of Sciences（俄罗斯科学院核物理研究所）；Comenius University（布拉迪斯拉发康斯坦丁神甫大学）；Czech Technical University in Prague（捷克理工大学）；Irkutsk State University（伊尔库茨克国立大学）；Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics MSU（莫斯科国立大学斯科别尔钦核物理研究所）；Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan（哈萨克斯坦共和国能源部核物理研究所）
The main purpose of the Baikal-GVD Data Quality Monitoring (DQM) system is to monitor the status of the detector and collected data. The system estimates quality of the recorded signals and performs the data validation. The DQM system is integrated with the Baikal-GVD's unified software framework ("BARS") and operates in quasi-online manner. This allows us to react promptly and effectively to the changes in the telescope conditions.
The Baikal-GVD is a large scale neutrino telescope being constructed in Lake Baikal. The majority of signal detected by the telescope are noise hits, caused primarily by the luminescence of the Baikal water. Separating noise hits from the hits produced by Cherenkov light emitted from the muon track is a challenging part of the muon event reconstruction. We present an algorithm that utilizes a known directional hit causality criterion to contruct a graph of hits and then use a clique-based technique to select the subset of signal hits.The algorithm was tested on realistic detector Monte-Carlo s…
In April 2019, the Baikal-GVD collaboration finished the installation of the fourth and fifth clusters of the neutrino telescope Baikal-GVD. Momentarily, 1440 Optical Modules (OM) are installed in the largest and deepest freshwater lake in the world, Lake Baikal, instrumenting 0.25 cubic km of sensitive volume. The Baikal-GVD is thus the largest neutrino telescope on the Northern Hemisphere. The first phase of the detector construction is going to be finished in 2021 with 9 clusters, 2592 OMs in total, however the already installed clusters are stand-alone units which are independently operati…
Baikal-GVD is a gigaton-scale neutrino observatory under construction in Lake Baikal. It currently produces about 100 GB of data every day. For their automatic processing, the Baikal Analysis and Reconstruction software (BARS) was developed. At the moment, it includes such stages as hit extraction from PMT waveforms, assembling events from raw data, assigning timestamps to events, determining the position of the optical modules using an acoustic positioning system, data quality monitoring, muon track and cascade reconstruction, as well as the alert signal generation. These stages are implement…
The large-scale deep underwater Cherenkov neutrino telescopes like Baikal-GVD, ANTARES or KM3NeT, require calibration and testing methods of their optical modules. These methods usually include laser-based systems which allow to check the telescope responses to the light and for real-time monitoring of the optical parameters of water such as absorption and scattering lengths, which show seasonal changes in natural reservoirs of water. We will present a testing method of a laser calibration system and a set of dedicated tools developed for Baikal- GVD, which includes a specially designed and bu…
The Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo observatories recently discovered gravitational waves from a binary neutron star inspiral. A short gamma-ray burst (GRB) that followed the merger of this binary was also recorded by Fermi-GBM and INTEGRAL, indicating particle acceleration by the source. The precise location of the event was determined by optical detections of emission following the merger. We searched for high-energy neutrinos from the merger in the TeV - 100 PeV energy range using Baikal-GVD. No neutrinos directionally coincident with the source were detected within $\pm$500 s around the m…
